(RELATED: America’s Biggest Beverage Companies Take A Step In MAHA’s Direction)STOP, HHS, and Means did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment. These companies are funding a fake “food borne illness advocacy” group to give quotes to media attacking RFK’s “real food” pitch and argue ultraprocessed food is safer. Kennedy likewise announced the launch “The Real Food Show” on July 30, aimed at “empower[ing] families to make healthy eating practical, approachable, and affordable.” President Joe Biden appointed Eskin as the Department of Agriculture’s deputy under secretary for food safety in March 2021. Many of the nonprofit’s partners include food and beverage industry titans such as Hershey, Kellogg, Mars, Nestlé, and PepsiCo.